after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
adds force or indicates command
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a little bit; a little while
just because; even if; even though
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how long; how much; to what extent
to attempt; to test; to try out
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
last chapter (book, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?